NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Winning . . . gorgeous . . . satisfying . . . Towles is a craftsman.' New York Times Book ReviewOn 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.But instead of being taken to his usual suite, he is led to an attic room with a window the size of a chessboard. Deemed an unrepentant aris ...